Lok Sabha
Minister of State for Railways Shri R. Velu in written reply to a question by Shri Magunta Sreenivaulu Reddy in Lok Sabha today regarding proposal to introduce Self Propelled Ultrasonic Rail Testing (SPURT) cars to find out defects in the rails and welded joint, said that purchase order for procurement of two SPURT cars was placed on M/s Scan Master, Israel, in December 2003. Coaches for SPURT Car are under manufacture at Integral Coach Factory. M/S Scan Master is presently installing the Ultrasonic testing system on the coach and commissioning is in progress. The trial run is expected to begin in September 2005.
The work of procurement of three more SPURT cars either on purchase or on operational lease basis at an estimated cost of Rs. 60 crore is included in Green Book 2002-2003 under the head Special Railway Safety Fund. The process for procurement has already been initiated by Research, Designs and Standards Organization of Indian Railways.
BSC/HK/TR-113/05
(Release ID :11161)